by the Friends of George Cushingberry
Can a candidate get elected by the citizen-electors after resigning from office after being accused and acquitted of sexual harassment in a court of public opinion and acquitted in a court of law? Can a disgraced former Detroit City Councilmember Pro-Tempore be elected to Mayor in 2025? In 2024, 2025 and 2026, a new election cycle will take place in America. Stating from the 2024 election for President and United States Senate for Michigan, the 2025 statewide election for Mayors, City Council members and Clerks, up to the 2026 midterm election will we see more politically timed accusations of sexual misconduct that eventually get proven false after the election cycle is over.
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| President Joe Biden |
Other males such as entertainers, journalists, businessmen,
felt the wrath of the MeToo movement also. Somewhere along the way of legit
allegations, the MeToo movement was hijacked by grifters and political
operatives who had ulterior motives for political power and financial gain. The list of the accused starts with former
Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, former State Representative and Detroit City Councilmember George
Cushingberry Jr, and President Joe Biden.
Al Franken was a Senator from Minnesota that resigned under
pressure from colleagues after a sexual harassment charge by Leean Tweeden a
conservative talk-radio host and Breitbart News contributor. Ms. Tweeden
accused him of forcing himself on her in 2006. She was able to find seven other
women to support her allegation. Although both of them called for an
investigation, the investigation never happened, and Al Franken chose to roll
over and quit without a fight. After further review of the allegations many
of his Senate colleagues like Tammy Duckworth, Heidi Heithkamp, Patrick Leahy
and others wanted to apologize for being suckered by Ms. Tweeden and her
friends at Breitbart and Fox News. They all said that he should have stood up
and fought the charges in front of the Senate Ethics Committee
President Joe Biden was accused of sexual harassment by a
former employee by the name of Tara Reade, a law school graduate who worked on
the staff of Senator Joe Biden. She obviously had a simmering beef over the
years with him and plotted to derail President Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. Unlike Al Franken, Joe Biden stood up to
this woman’s baseless charges that she could not remember the details of being
sexually harassed and, is a female version of current US. Representative
George Santos (R-NY), who is a proven fraud and a candidate for treatment for mental illness. Ms.
Reade is a grifting opportunist going on news outlets like Fox with Tucker
Carlson and Megan Kelly with her allegations of sexual harassment looking for a
quick buck. Her case was so flimsy it was quickly dismissed by the voters in
November 2020 by 81 million votes for President Joseph Biden.
George Cushingberry Jr. is a retired State Representative
and former member of the Detroit City Council from January 1st, 2014,
to December 31st, 2017. In May of 2017 he was accused of sexual
harassment by former staffer Cleo Wiley after being released from her job on
the staff of Councilmember Cushingberry. She proceeded to sue the City
of Detroit in State and Federal court and was successful in denying Mr. Cushingberry
a 2nd term with City Council by a surprise defeat in the August 2017
primary election. When you thought that
things were done, Mr. Cushingberry decided to run for State Senator in 2018.
Just like running the same play again in a football game, the charges of sexual
harassment from Ms. Wiley appeared in the Detroit Free Press and Fox News. His
lead quickly vanished, and Mr. Cushingberry was unsuccessful in his bid for
Michigan State Senate.
On March 11, 2020, US District Court Judge Marianne O. Battani dismissed all Federal charges against retired Michigan State Representative and former Detroit City Council-member George Cushingberry Jr. In a 23-page ruling, Judge Battani ruled that Cleo Wiley did not have sufficient evidence of sexual harassment and, was not entitled to protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as an Independent Contractor. On April 16th, 2021, a sad chapter for the City of Detroit came to a quiet end when Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Dana Hathaway dismissed all State of Michigan charges of sexual harassment and, wrongful discharge alleged by Cleo Wiley against George Cushingberry and the City of Detroit. Judge Hathaway agreed with the decision of US District Court Judge Marianne O. Battani that charges brought by Wiley had no grounds and lacked credibility.
At the same time that Matt Lauer, John Conyers, Harvey Weinstein
and Bill Cosby were getting crucified by the Me-Too movement, former President
Donald Trump was the ultimate pimp and abuser of many women. All of the sinful acts included sex and paying them off with hush money and, you did not hear one objection from anyone within the Me-Too organization.
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| Tara Reade and Cleo Wiley |
After further review of the Me-Too accusers, each one of the
accusers filed their actions for maximum leverage to shake down target of their
wrath. In each instance, the timing of
the filing of charges occurred during political campaigns for election or
re-election to damage them at the ballot box.
If they are successful, the accuser gets a nice payday. If not,
the accuser is still successful if the target of the accuser’s wrath fails to get elected to public office.
When the information is proven false in a court of law, the
accusers and their legal team blow away like clouds in the sky passing by on a
beautiful day knowing there will be no repercussions for the filing of false
police reports and their actions in the name of vengeance.
Vicious slander by select right-wing biased news organizations make you ask what someone
can do about the damage of false information?
In the case of entertainers like Matt Lauer, Johnny Depp and Dr. Bill
Cosby, the accused have the option of suing the accusers and news outlets in a
court of law. Politicians who have self-confidence can take the chance of
running for elected office again or, choose to raise the white flag to
surrender. As of this writing an exploratory
committee is being proposed to explore the possibility of Mr. Cushingberry elected to the United States Senate in 2024 or, Mayor of the City of Detroit in 2025.
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| The exploration of an Exploratory Committee to Elect George Cushingberry United States Senator - Michigan 2024 or Mayor - City of Detroit 2025 |
Will we see more accusations by people of sexual harassment for political or financial gain? ABSOLUTELY YES! Before the next election cycle in 2024 and beyond, the accusers must be exposed as opportunists who strike at the right time for monetary gain or to damage a campaign to benefit another candidate. Sadly, these bogus allegations take away from legitimate complaints of sexual harassment forcing good people who would make great public servants and entertainers go into hiding mode and never be heard from again. It’s beyond time to look past the distractions and elect candidates on merit and the ability to accomplish tasks placed before them to improve the quality of life in the community.
On the Internet information is forever...
Reference Links
- Exhibit #1 - Deposition of Cleo T. Wiley
- Order of Dismissal US District Court Judge Marianne O. Battani (PDF)
- Fox News: Cleo Wiley Sues George Cushingberry Jr. for Sexual Harassment - Reported by M.L. Elrick
- Metro Times: Cleo Wiley's participation in the used car scandal against George Cushingberry Jr. - Reporter Allie Gross
- A Motor City Shakedown Exposed and Disposed in a Court of Law - Former Budget Chairperson George Cushingberry Jr.'s protecting City Finances
- Retired Attorney George Cushingberry Acquitted of ALL Sexual Harassment Charges
